Khalid ibn Sa'id

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Khalid ibn Sa'id
Died634 CE
Marj al-Saffar
Other namesAbu Sa'id
Known forCompanion of Muhammad
Spouse(s)Hamaniya
Umm Hakim
Military service
AllegianceRashidun Caliphate
Battles/warsBattle of Marj al-Saffar (634)
ChildrenSa'id ibn Khalid
Parent(s)
  • Saʿīd ibn al-ʿAs al-Umawī (father)

Khālid ibn Saʿīd ibn al-ʿAs al-Umawī (Arabic: خالد بن سعيد بن الأوس الأموي‎; d. 634 CE), was a companion to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a general under the Rashidun Caliphate.[1]

He was one of the members of Banu Umayya of Quraysh.[1] Khalid converted to Islam before 613 CE along with his brother .[2] And he migrated to Abyssinia along with his wife Hamaniya,[2] where he acted as Umm Habiba's wali when she married Muhammad while she was in Abyssinia.[3]

In 633 CE he was appointed commander of Syrian campaign by Abu Bakr.[4] In 634 CE he was married to Umm Hakim on the evening preceding battle of Marj al-Saffar, he was killed in the battle.[5]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Martindale, J. R. (1992-10-15). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 2 Part Set: Volume 3, AD 527-641. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-20160-5.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b The Calcutta Review - Google Books. 1855. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. ^ Islamkotob. Companions of the Prophet - IslamKotob - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  4. ^ Muir, Sir William (1883). Annals of the Early Caliphate: From Original Sources - Sir William Muir - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  5. ^ Balādhurī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá (2002). The Origins of the Islamic State: Being a Translation from the Arabic ... - Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad Bin Jab Al-Baladhuri, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá Balādhurī - Google Books. ISBN 9781931956635. Retrieved 2014-01-18. Missing |author1= (help)[dead link]
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